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60 series and 40 series rear axle shafts
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 7:05 am
by bad_religion_au
just a quick question, are the short side rear axle shafts from a 60 series the same length as the short side ones from a 40 series?
i know they are on the front.
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:40 am
by beanz2
Yes, for 1979 and newer only.
Dave
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:09 am
by bad_religion_au
they changed in 1979?
did not know that
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:06 pm
by beanz2
Yup. The seals changed in Jan 1979 to a more robust one. The axle lengths also increased by a few millimeters.
Dave
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:44 pm
by bad_religion_au
beanz2 wrote:Yup. The seals changed in Jan 1979 to a more robust one. The axle lengths also increased by a few millimeters.
Dave
good to know, because my axles i wanna use are from a 1981 40
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:22 pm
by Hamo
If a 60 series diff is 3" wider than a 40 series diff how can the axles be the same length?
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 3:39 pm
by bad_religion_au
Hamo wrote:If a 60 series diff is 3" wider than a 40 series diff how can the axles be the same length?
the 3 inches is added to the long side axle, while keeping the short side the same length
that's the reason the pumpkin gets in the way at the front when you put 60 diffs under a 40. it's "more offset" from center than 40/70 housings
Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 9:05 pm
by Hardcorr
Does anyone know of a website that has this type of info available. I'm amalgamating a heap of 60 bits into a 40 and would love to know what is the same and what isn't.
Cheers
Corry